The letters Ä, Ö and Ü look so similar to A, O and U…
Can’t we just pronounce them the same?
I think you know the answer.
Tempting as it might be, you can’t simply ignore those little dots—the …
There are people who like to stop and smell the roses.
Then there are people who mow down the roses as they race to their destination.
While it’s great to be able to savor life and take things slow, in …
As the famous German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said: “Without music, life would be a mistake.”
We could not agree more, and this idea has even been confirmed by science (as we shall see in the next section).
Music gets us …
How would you like to sound during your German oral exam?
You probably want speech that’s as smooth as peanut butter and a demeanor that’s cool as a cucumber.
But most of us can barely seem that suave in our …
Ever notice how “instant” stuff is never quite as good?
You won’t catch me putting instant rice on the table.
I’ll take a fresh brewed pot of joe over instant coffee any day.
Things that take time are just better!…
Why go slow when you can go fast?
It’s true on the sidewalk (get out of my way, slow walkers!) and it’s true in language learning.
If you want to learn how to have real, natural German conversations, …
What’s a lifelong gift you can give a kid that doesn’t cost a penny?
German fluency.
Did you know that German knowledge opens doors in science, technology and academia? Or that it’s the most-spoken language in Europe after English…
